These tournaments always come down to goalkeeping. Just look at the past few major International tournaments and the teams with the best 'keeper at the time usually wins. Richter '96, Hasek '98, Brodeur '02, Brodeur '04, Lundqvist '06. Those old Canada Cups were more about the wide-open, free-flowing style of hockey than rigid defence and stellar goalkeeping. Not the case anymore.
While I personally don't think Team USA has much of a pedigree, they do have by far the best GK in the tournament. And if recent history tells us anything, this is usually enough in a one-shot, winner-take-all final. Having said that I hope Team Canada pummels the Yanks. The only thing sweeter than beating the US in men's hockey in a major final is beating the Russians.
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